Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
ROGRESS IN 1886.
Industrial Improvements
] OF the Past Year.
4 MOST MONUMENTAL RECORD.

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tMhc Greatest Improvement. and
j1Increase of Wealth and Popu-
4 lation on Record.
EThe year 1856 has witnessed the
~hrsatest Improvement and development
~ resources in Southern California. ever
accorded in the history Of the State.
Evory county has had a boom except
Mhere riparian contests paralyzed the
hand Of progress. 1t weuld be impossi-
bla in single issue of the Herald, al.
though It is to-day of triple size. to in
dicate all the great facts and figures Of
this great Industrial progress. LIMITED
space will compel mention principally ol
The business OF Los Angeles county,
2This county has had an awakening in
huuinsss operations and An increase Of
wealth most phenomenal.
In the north part of the county, in
Soledad Canon, several rich gold mines
have been discovered and two quartz
nills have been erected.
HfWest of these mines are the great au'
ssrous gravel beds of the Palomas,
oqAn Francisquito, Placerita, Willow
eskulch, Devil Canon, Sierra Pelon,
y hn]iucovery Gulch, Castaca, Santa Felici-
~ u, Little Sespe. Piru, CALDWELL Gulch.
.-oison Oak Canon and ma ~ others
sioh in gold, and il the proper supply of
I, vnfer could be obtained, would furnish
I millions per annum.
At present the gravel is washed only
\ b limited quantities and yields about
3lOO. 600 annually, but as soon as
}the Los Angles Gold Mining Land
had Water Company complete the
mes and bitches now in progress,
yield Of gold will be in-
fased ten fold. All persons familiar
th the history of California know that
lid was discovered in these canons
(. utsen years before the notable discovery
e Suffers sawmill.
y this part Of the county the building
- great coast railroad from Newhall
~ IAN Francisco has given wonderful
mpulse to the march of progress. The
OIL WELLS AT sKwHALL
Ire yielding . grand supply Of oil that
NOW largely carried down to San buena-
ontura BY pipe line to vessels that
nrry the precious fluid to San Francisco
ID other markets, in bulk-in tanks
nit in the vessels.
The Ventura wells near at hand are
ereasing in number and yield and fur.
5h great source of wealth to the
Daple.
THE OIL WELLS CT PuENTE
pouring out constant supply of fine
ficatIng oil that is vast source of
nth. At present they yield about
% . day revenue, but the new well
being sunk is we'll filed with oil
Fill add largely to the above figures.
btrolia the old wells are yielding oil
Moderate quantities and two more
are being sunk, both having oil
3s already in their tubes.
AsPHALTuM.
Hetrolia Messrs. Chandler & Max.
Nave commehced in good earnest
~ hing and .sfining of asphaltum for
They employ about fifty men
Re msking fine progress in this in
u. Asphaltum is being gathered at
ho La Brea and in the city. The
blyis enormous and of great value.
wells are being sunk on the Rancho
code las Aguas, and on La Brea, witha a
4 show of gas as well as oil. The
springs near the city are constant in
w supply. but only r~o or three are
lixed at present, but will be shortly.
ANEW TOWN SITE.
At( the junction OF the s. p. and s. P.
bast railroad above Newhall town
= has been selected and subdivided
u will soon be a prosperous settle
SAN FERNANDO.
b settlement is rapidly improving,
beat stone reservoirs are completed,
ter pipes from fourteen flowing
ave been land and an iron pipe laid
Pacoima caiion, where q sub
dam is being made to divert the
into the pipe. The basement
Of the great Meclay theological
ge have been laid and large brick
is being erected, in which will be
NIX and several stores. Two thou
acres of land in small tracts have
sold for settlement and will be
ted with gardens, vines and trees.
settlement is partaking of the great
ness progress OF the times.
PASADENA.
he Of the most striking evidences Of
ness progress has been shown in the
Of Pasadena, now q city of 5000
bitofts. In addition to the compile
of the great Raymond Hotel, in
<th Pasadena, at q cost of over $780,,
about seven hundred buildings have
q erected in the two settlements at
8 estimated at $1,000 apiece, making
enormous aggregate of 81, ,4OO, 600
knded in building improvements
lin . year. Some of these structures
|Arge and costly and worthy place
Metropolis. Two new banks have
established during the year. The
school-hcuse is said to be the best
sed building for Its purpose in the
Three great churches are being
ID, gas works have been erected
wo street railways made in this
lent as p product of 1856.
AMANDA PARK.
new town of Lamanda Park,
miles east of Pasadena, is a beau
ownsite ornamented with beautiful
rekn oaks. A lumber yard, smith
tofe, hotel, pavilion for picnics,
" and about twenty dwellings
hHkp erected during the year.
MoNRovIA.
the prodipies If the wear has
building Of the town of Mon
kmed after its energetic and in
founder, VIM. N. Monroe. A
he town was made in April last
ady sixty buildings have been
Including two churches, the spa
elegant Grand View Hotel of